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in the fourth and final installment of Clarke's Space Odyssey series, 3001, Astronaut Frank Poole is revived 1000 years after he died on the Discovery One mission. One of the pieces of technology that Frank has to cope with is called the Brain Cap. It appears that our Japanese friends are well on their way to developing this technology with time to spare...MATT

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In my hometown of Dayton, Ohio...the Air Force has invented transparent aluminum. Although, Scotty might have been involved...MATT

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Add the Romulan Cloaking Device to the list...MATT

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Our stalker friend is back with more bile... We'll cut the stuff about his wonderful and exciting holiday weekend...I'm happy for him that he had a good time in a red state doing things that we do here in flyover country, let's just leave it at that.But I'm not going to let him get away with the same old nonsense...Oh, and for all the rabid conservatives who have used today as a pulpit to label

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From USA Today, we learn that a physicist is planning to create the replicator:Gershenfeld's ultimate goal is to invent home fabrication machines that will be as common as Hewlett-Packard ink-jet printers. They will be able to make anything: custom Barbie clothes, MP3 players, cow-shaped cream pitchers, Barry Bonds baseball cards from the 1980s when he looked skinny — you name it."We're aiming at

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Let me take a moment to address this piece of vile self-aggrandizing bile.First of all, the SOC website had a statement up shortly after the story broke in which we expressed our shock and dismay at the charges against a high-ranking member of our fan club. If those charges are proven true, and they haven't been but that doesn't stop this worm from spouting his vindictive diatribe, then we

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Looks like we're getting closer to the Romulan Cloaking Device. This would give a whole new meaning to stealth...MATT

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Here's another useless quiz... You Have A Type A- Personality A- You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest -

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MATT

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The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)HighLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)HighLevel 2 (Lustful)HighLevel 3 (Gluttonous)ModerateLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Very LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Very LowLevel 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very LowLevel 7 (Violent)ModerateLevel 8- the

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You were destined to have a Red Lightsaber. Red is the color of fire and blood, so it isassociated with energy, war, danger, strength,power, and determination as well as passion anddesire. You have seen the Strength and Power ofthe Dark Side of the Force and have you thirstfor more of it. What Colored Lightsaber Would You Have? brought to you by Quizilla MATT

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You Are the Reformer 1 You're a responsible person - with a clear sense of right and wrong. High standards are important to you, and you do everything to meet them. You are your own worst critic, feeling ashamed if you're not perfect. You have the highest integrity, and people expect you to be fair. What number are you? MATT

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This one is pretty accurate I think... You Are From Saturn You're steady, organizes, and determined to achieve your dreams. You tend to play it conservative, going by the rules (at least the practical ones). You'll likely reach the top. And when you do, you'll be honorable and responsible. Focus on happiness. Don't let your goals distract you from fun! Don't be too set in your ways, and

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Well, things have been going pretty well as of late. A couple weeks back, I got another raise at work...which is fantastic considering what little that I actually do there. Got a real nice start on the Friday column for the MVCA. I think its done actually...I'll polish it a bit in the next couple of days, but I love it when they come together this easily. The show is on a bit of a hiatus

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My weekly article for the Miami Valley Conservative Alliance is up at their place. While we're on the subject of MVCA, Brian Duffy has two great pieces you should check out: one on Ashcroft and the other on Specter.11/13 UpdateSome fascinating conversation has been struck up on my article... Immigration. Various alternative tax policies. The importance of judicial nominees. And even a liberal

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You are Statler or Waldorf. You have a high opinion of yourself, as do others.But only because you are in the balcony seats. ALSO KNOWN AS: Those two old guys in the box. SPECIAL TALENTS: Heckling, complaining, being cantankerous QUOTE: "Get off the stage, you bum!" LAST BOOKS READ: "The Art of Insult" and "How ToInsult Art" NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: Their pacemakers. What Muppet are you?

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My first column for the Miami Valley Conservative Alliance's Commentary and Journal is up. You can get it here. MATT

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You Are a Pundit Blogger! Your blog is smart, insightful, and always a quality read. Truly appreciated by many, surpassed by only a few. What kind of blogger are you? MATT

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You are the Emperor card. The Emperor leads the wayinto the world that The Empress allowed us toexperience. He is the archetype of the Fatherwho provides the organization and structure ofthe world. The Emperor is the government, andas such represents control. At this stage inThe Fool's Journey, there is no need to deviatefrom the status quo. By participating activelyin society, we come to an

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The Klingons have taken over a radio station in Germany. You can't make this stuff up, people. MATT

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You're a Human! Inquisitive and mellow, you're anexplorer at heart. What Star Trek Race Are You? brought to you by Quizilla That one gave me a rather "boring" result...accurate, but boring. MATT

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KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! - Pure coolness...as far asTrek goes, anyway. 'Nuff said. What Star Trek Movie Villain Are You? brought to you by Quizilla MATT

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Now we have a hypospray to go with our phaser and transporter... Of course, the cell phone is quite the advance towards communicators... MATT

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Elmer Bernstein composed music for some the most classic movies of all time... Rest In Peace, Elmer... MATT

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...then the World. Men of good conscience, lend me your ear. There is a war afoot and you had better get wise about it. Stand and deliver now or we'll all be forced to squat! And no man wants THAT... MATT

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...or at least my name is. MATT

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This week's purchase is V: The Complete Series. 19 episodes of Marc Singer taking on aliens! Oh, I love it so... And coming in September...the STAR WARS TRILOGY! And if you haven't heard that title for Episode III is "Revenge of the Sith." Who didn't see THAT coming a mile away? MATT

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Received word that Star Trek composer Jerry Goldsmith passed away after a long battle with cancer. Godspeed, sir! MATT

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I've posted a review of the Soaring Sounds drum corps show... MATT

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Jason Clarke, one of the authors of Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man highlighted my WMD review of the book on his website. The book is a great read - go check it out if you haven't already. MATT

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Mattrix HighwayMt. Happiness9Tower of Commitment21Hobotown42Study Hall139County Jail244Please Drive CarefullyUsername: Where are you on the highway of life? From Go-Quiz.com I'm not sure what to make of that... UPDATEThis one was pretty entertaining though... Weapons of Mass Discussion HighwayBankruptcity6Study Hall18County Jail40Paintown147Confusion Lane262Please Drive CarefullyUsername:

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Logan's Run (review) is a SCI-FI classic and one of my favorites! There's just something about seeing Basil kill Duncan Idaho while Tessa looks on... MATT

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Denny Hastert: -- The secret of winning in politics: under-promise and over- produce (the reverse of what most politicians do) -- The Hastert formula: Build a team, leave the spotlight to others, be honest, be fair, and stick to your objectives as tenaciously as a fullback hammering at the goal line MATT

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Great flick (review) starring Matty Damon. I'm really looking forward to the sequel coming to a theatre near you on July 23rd. MATT

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Michael King reports that Brent Spiner is scheduled to appear in a number of episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise next season as Dr. Noonian Soong. Further proof that Berman and Braga are running out of ideas... Spiner is cool and all, but...sheesh... Ugh! MATT

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As some of you may know, I work in an office of mostly women. Women have been assaulting our gender for quite some time now. For the longest time, I bought in to it. My parents divorced when I was a youngin' and I grew up with a "Man Hating" Mom and didn't have a strong male influence in my life. So, I tended to believe what my mother illustrated to me: men were not to be trusted (and by

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Courtest of the Dayton Daily News and Texas Tech University's Professor Linda Raley:• Historians speculate that prehistoric nomads may have made beer from grain and water before learning to make bread. • Noah's provisions included beer on the ark. • Egyptians brewed beer commercially for use by royalty, medical purposes, and as a necessity to be included in burial provisions for the journey to

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...at poker anyway. The AFP is reporting via Yahoo! News that the actor has won seat to the World Poker Tour final table. Affleck outlasted a field of 90 who each fronted $10,000. Ben-Lo takes in $356,000 on this win and goes to the Big Show for a chance at some "serious bank." MATT

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According to this Yahoo! News article, the Saturn V rocket originally built for Apollo 18 will get cleaned up, repainted, and placed in to a structure that will protect it. God Bless America...this is a piece of American history that we should cherish and treasure. MATT

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In addition to phaser research, we now learn that there are some developments in transporter technology.Scientists have performed successful teleportation on atoms for the first time, the journal Nature reports. The feat was achieved by two teams of researchers working independently on the problem in the US and Austria. The ability to transfer key properties of one particle to another without

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It is being reported that Bill is headed to The Practice spinoff. Good to see that the good Captain is still getting some work in now that Leonard has taken over the Priceline commercials... MATT

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Well, it was a most disappointing weekend. The big news is that on Saturday afternoon, I discovered that some idiot in Los Angeles, CA thought it would be a good idea to withdraw my life savings out of an ATM. The fraud case is now open and paperwork is on the way, but the damage is done. Bills are mounting and my financial plan is pretty much ruined. And I lost $10 in the quasi-regular poker

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I HATE online registrations for news. H A T E Got it? Now read a story about it... : ) Isn't it bad enough that the media feeds us their hooey as news, but now they want us to PAY for it... 9:25PM UpdateInstapundit, Glenn Reynolds also covered this material today. MATT

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MModernAAmazingTTameTTastyRRoundedIImportantXX-RatedName / Username: Name Acronym GeneratorFrom Go-Quiz.com That last one is particularly interesting... MATT

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The Sacramento Bee:Test subjects can't see the invisible beam from the Pentagon's new, Star Trek-like weapon, but no one has withstood the pain it produces for more than three seconds. People who volunteered to stand in front of the directed energy beam say they felt as if they were on fire. When they stepped aside, the pain disappeared instantly. The long-range column of millimeter-wave energy

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NRO's Rich Lowery wrote on The Corner today that he caught a couple Devil Ray-Yankee games over the weekend at Tropican Field. What a concrete monstrosity! My girlfriend said it was like watching a game in a shopping mall. But on the upside, it’s easy to get good seats that are close to the field and it’s generally very quiet, so there’s a kind of intimacy that makes you feel close to the

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David Hasselhoff, the Knight Rider, wants to be the next villain for James Bond. And... Wait for it... He wants to sing the theme song! Hell hath no fury like a male Baywatch star. MATT

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Our blogging friend, Michael King points this out while indicating that this is the exact same time slot that NBC killed the original series with back in the '60s. Enterprise has a LOT of potential but just failed to really grab any kind of audience. I blame the executives in charge for killing the entire franchise; but what do I know, I'm just a FAN... MATT

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VERY interesting article on National Review Online about fan films and those who make them. As the locals know, I would really, really, really, LOVE to put a good Star Trek fan film together and maybe someday I'll get to do just that. MATT

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How 'bout that! The Big Unit is one of my favorite pitchers and he throws a perfect game the ONE YEAR I don't have him on my fantasy baseball team. MATT

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West Wing - Season Two is releasing today. 22 episodes of West Wing goodies. This is the season in which Ainsley Hayes (Emily Proctor) was introduced... :P Also, we'll get introduced to Lord John Marbury (Roger Rees) in this season. GREAT STUFF! on a four-disc set with lots of extra goodies. I can't wait! MATT

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Mark and I have been trading barbs over my evaluation of his beloved Cincinnati Gardens after the president came to visit. Turns out, I am not the only person to have this opinion. Here is an exerpt from the New York Times as quoted by Ed of Captain's Quarters:Last Tuesday, in an aging ice hockey arena on Cincinnati's north side, a banner saying "America: Safer, Stronger, Better" hovered above

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James Lileks leads us to this bit by David Hurwitz for ClassicsToday.com. I, like Lileks, take strong exception to #4 and #7...Symphonie Fantastique is fantastic in its entirety and Bruckner's "Romantic" Symphony is my second favorite work of all time (Dvorak's "New World" Symphony ranks number 1 in my book)! The answer to Lileks' Bruckner question can be found here. MATT

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Check this out...if John Kerry can screw with numbers, why not MLB? Reds rate pretty well and I think it is a pretty accurate score. Reds fans have a LOT of history to be proud of... MATT

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Now here is something I can get behind...Subject: Everyone is Welcome to attend RSVP...see ya there! Please remember that Ken Blackwell will be giving a special briefing next Tuesday, March 23 on the status of our effort to repeal the $3 Billion 20% sales tax increase passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Taft last summer. The Briefing will begin at 7:30 AM and be held at the

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She called everyone honey. And everyone knew her as Marge. Now, at age 75, she is gone. Marge Schott, a genuine Cincinnati character with loads of character, died today. Get the rest of the story from the Cincinnati Enquirer. God Bless...God Speed...Rest In Peace... MATT

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My Dear Readers (well, the few of you that still drop by here because "regular posting" is just something that isn't happening since WMD has "taken off"), Ordinarily, I'd find a way to put this post on WMD, but I really don't think it fits there and I've always said that I would write here what I won't there. So here goes. Last Tuesday, Sean Hannity's new book, Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating

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...that MLB and Bud Selig have approved a deal hat would send A-Rod to the Yankees for Alphonzo Soriano... Doesn't ANYBODY want to beat these guys anymore? A-Rod rejected offers from New York when he left Seattle because he wanted to beat them not join them. What changed? I suppose all that losing in Texas would do that to you... MATT

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Read all about it here. NOW...DISCUSS... MATT

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Website of the Day: Junk Food Mecca Links to all our favorites! MATT

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Which Founding Father Are You? MATT

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It was a rather busy weekend. Action packed, indeed. On Friday night , Mark G. and I taped the first episode of WMDtv, which will air the hour before the live show THIS FRIDAY on DATV in Dayton, OH. Saturday was a fullschedule of teaching trumpet at the studio. And Sunday was the SOC Winter Awards Dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Lord of the Rings: Two TowersFinally got to fit this one

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Hey Gang! Tomorrow is the day! Mark and I are going to get together in the morning and finish up the show prep and then head on up to the studio for the taping of Episode One!!! Show Prep: Mailbag Our good BlogFriend, Doctor Lobster, sent us a few questions in an email that we'll use on the show for the Mailbag segment. Work... ...has been BRUTAL...or rather...boring. The sales force is off

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It has been a few days since I've had anything useful to say, so I thought I'd take a moment to express a few things that I have been meaning to get to... World Series of PokerThis was great stuff! Chris Moneymaker, the youngster who got his seat at the table by winning an online tournament that cost him $40, wins it all! Very exciting! ESPN coverage was quite good too... You're either SWAT

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For all you fans out there... : ) Here was my results on the 45 question version... What Classic Movie Are You? MATT

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Another one of those web personality test thingys... Here are my results... What Famous Leader Are You? MATT

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I wanted to say have a safe and happy holiday. Check out WMD for my Christmas present to all you conservatives out there in the blogosphere... Merry Christmas! MATT

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The Hamster Calls Me Spineless and Cocky. I fired back on WMD...check it out... Celebrity Poker ShowdownThe West Wing episode was pretty good although I was watching Battlestar Galactica on SCI-FI at the same time. Last night's episode wasn't as good, but I took some joy (for some reason) in seeing Mo Gaffney losing big. Navy NCISAnother good episode last night. I am beginning to think that

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I have found a GREAT show on Bravo on Tuesday nights. And it isn't Queer Guy for the Straight Eye or whatever it is called. The name of the game is Texas Hold'Em. And the celebrities are actually quite good at it. I was surprised at just how good the show is. I'm looking forward to this week's show with the cast of WEST WING. MATT

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It has been another one of those work weeks. I know it just kills all you people who actually have to work, but I consider myself fortunate that I have found a job where I can just sit on various messenger systems all day. Actually, I work pretty hard. I'm one of the most efficient people my job has ever seen. And I take pride in my work. When I get free time at work, and I do from time to

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Hey Everybody...I've been enjoying a few days off from blogging so I could come back refreshed and fired up. And it has been effective. The holiday has been a good time for relaxing and recharging... ThanksgivingI spent Thanksgiving with my family up in Dayton. Actually, I was there for about four hours or so...and as usual, with my family that was more than enough! Don't get me wrong, I

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Fortunately, with the holiday, we got another work week in the can... Glenn Beck's Real AmericaExcellent book...I bought it last Friday and finished it on Monday night. I have some issues with him (and who wouldn't!), but I thoroughly enjoyed his book. It gave me a lot of insight into his radio show, his life, and his point of view. Tonight's EnterpriseAn excellent episode...these travel back

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Thank God it is Friday! Looking forward to unwinding at OG with a nice bottle of wine, some good food and excellent companionship... Book: A National Party No More: Confessions of a Conservative DemocratI finally finished Senator Zell Miller's book and what can I say but WOW. While I don't agree with him on every point, he surely exposes the problem that the Democrats face with all the

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Well, this is the week for West Wing: Season One and Lord of the Rings: Two Towers Special/Extended Edition on DVD...still working my way through Indiana Jones at this point... Enterprise Sends in the ClonesSorry...I couldn't help it... This episode was better than last week's "we forgot we're fighting a war" romp in the wild West, but I still can't help but feel that this show is losing its

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Well, the remodeling is done here at work. The new cube farm has some advantages and disadvantages...no surprise there. It does LOOK better, but the functionality of the new setup leaves a bit to be desired. The cool thing is that we got some 17" flat panel monitors instead of the old CRTs... EnterpriseThe "Let's Forget We're In A War And Go To The Old West" episode from last week lacked

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Watched the Best of Season One of History Channel's Mail Call. I love this show and have to agree that the episodes on this disk were indeed the best of the season. Great stuff! I highly recommend it for those who like "war stuff." Actor and former Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey answer viewers questions about miltary gear, garb, strategy and tradition. Drop and give me twenty!

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Comments section is up and running. For my disclaimer on what is and is not acceptable, read the posting on the Comments Upgrade to Weapons of Mass Discussion. I thank you for your support and encourage positive interaction. MATT

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I won't be posting much the rest of this week as I am working from a remote location. Mark will be taking the lead at WMD...hopefully things will be back to normal shortly... MATT

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Had an altercation on the phone with some IBMer who doesn't normally deal with me in which he tried to blame ME for a shipment that was supposed to arrive today but that the carrier apparently failed to deliver. I say apparently because when I ran the tracking numbers all the packages showed as having been delivered an hour prior to my conversation with this arrogant waste of human flesh. I

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My Friends, Today I address you with a heavy heart and a worried soul. The current status of political discourse in this country has hit a low so low that I have had it with trying... It is no longer a question of who you think is doing a good job or what policy isn't working. Now it is all about namecalling and strategies to grab power. A person's integrity isn't enough anymore, so it would

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I enjoyed a day off yesterday...but have come back to some remodelling going on at the office. Why don't managers understand that this stuff should happen over weekends? The Matrix: RevolutionsGreat movie and a fantastic conclusion to the franchise! If you haven't seen it yet, go...right now... MI-5Finally caught an episode...What is going on with Tom Quinn??? Has dude lost it? Is he on

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Go Vote, people. Really... And vote with your conscience, not just for the party. Whichever party that might be. Do what you think is right for you city, state, and country. If you don't vote, you can't complain. Period. MATT

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Come check out Mark G. and I's political and current events site.

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The Houston Astros traded uber-closer Billy Wagner to the Philadelphia Phillies for starter Brandon Duckworth and Crash Davis (read some player I've never heard of who probably has had a stellar minor league career, but...) Get the details here. This is good for Reds fans...Wagner has been a key for the Astros success.

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Well, everybody, I made it through yet another week! (applause) The Olive Garden trip tonight should be very interesting as Tom has not heard from Sam yet...maybe that restraining order is right around the corner afterall... Threat MatrixThis series seems kinda formulaic to me...last nights episode was the "court martial the hero" story (also known as the trial on false charges story). It was

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It has been an interesting week thus far. Work has been it's usual dull challenge; my friends continue to spar; television has been good this week (more on that in a minute); and I'm closed to finishing up the Battlestar Galactica DVD set. NCISVery interesting episode. There were plenty of potential villians for this who-done-it plot. And I was pleased with the outcome...I sure didn't

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Well, it is another Monday here in Pleasantville...the weather is getting colder and the skies are getting darker... Such lovely thoughts... When Friends Get Out of Control I am debating writing about a situation involving a friend of mine who asked me to call him on it when he started acting like an @$$. I think it is probably best left for an email though, so I won't put you, my dear

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I am extremely proud to announce that it Friday, October 24, 2003: Matt Drudge is sitting in for Rush Limbaugh today. It is United Nations Day and WMD is celebrating. Really... It has been a really LONG week... Threat MatrixPretty good episode last night. This show is actually getting better. The realism still isn't there yet, but at least the characters are staying true to their intentions

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Internet access has been down most of the day here at work. Which means that this afternoon has been rather entertaining. I got it all done, but I hate those days where it is wait, wait, wait and then rush, rush, rush! Haircut GoodThe hair looks and feels good! Thanks for the concern and interest... : ) Best Buy Reward ZoneSo on Tuesday night, I spent big bucks at Best Buy. Guess what came

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My hair is out of control. It is time to go to the Follicle Engineers and get this mess straightened out! It's been kind of windy lately, and my hair doesn't stay still when the breeze picks up...and that ain't good.

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DVD Time Went to Best Buy last night and picked up the Battlestar Galactica set and the Indiana Jones set. Spent more money there than I have in a LONG time! Started watching a bit of the BG last night. The set looks pretty darn good and is packed with extras...for a television show anyway. NCIS / JAGMissed a couple minutes of the opening (finishing up the three part pilot of BG), so I really

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Matt's Back I apologize, yet again, to my loyal readers. I have been rather busy at work and what little time I have had to devote to blogging has been geared towards WMD. Threat MatrixI caught the Drugs Support Terrorism episode of TM last night. I liked the episode, but think that maybe this particular episode was a little too "preachy" for my tastes. EnterpriseThe "Beauty and the Beast"

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I Was Going To Write Something Tonight... ...but I just can't seem to get the writer's block cleared with my friends sniping at each other.

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Work Is Picking Up It's been a very busy the last few days. I haven't had much time to blog or otherwise play... In Other News... Went to Best Buy last night to pick up Reloaded and Final Frontier. Watched Reloaded last night...I still like this film and can't understand why people didn't... NCISGood episode last night...the RPG episode was well thought out and fairly well executed.

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DVD Time Last week, I missed the release of The Italian Job, so I'll be picking that up along with Matrix: Reloaded and the Collector's Edition of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Looking forward to the big Battlestar Galactica releases next week. Ordinarily, I'd link you to reviews from DVD Verdict, but the fine folks over there have yet to publish reviews of any of these films (that I could

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A Brief Update EnterpriseOkay, so now we can say we've had a Star Trek episode based on a zombie video game. I ain't impressed yet. West WingWhy do the writers of this show continue to make Republicans look like they are evil, power-hungry thugs? It ain't true... This show is really good, but the portrayal of conservatives on the show is starting to really turn me off. NCISVery good episode

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News From the Front The fight on the War Against the Cube Collective took another twist today. A collegue managed to get herself suspended for three days and guess who gets to pick up the slack. That's right, folks, me. Needless to say, I won't have much time to devote to blogging and what little time I will have will be given to WMD. I just thought you all should know...

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Boring Tuesday I'm pretty much done with my work for the day but can't leave until 5... I'm not feeling like doing anything productive... My phone is ringing... I have voicemail... They left a $%^* message... UGH!

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Monday Mania Here we start yet another week in paradise...it is starting to get colder and darker as the dreaded winter approaches. Threat Matrix Recap Hannity's cameo was quite entertaining, but the big surprise ofthe episode was the guest starring appearance of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Mirina Sirtis (Counselor Troi) as evil Dr. Hassan. Her portrayal of this villianess was kinda flat

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